Kristen Intemann

Kristen Intemann

Director

Professor, History & Philosophy

Interests: Ethics, Philosophy of Science, Feminist Philosophy

   Wilson Hall 2-152
   (406) 994-5787 
Kirke Elsass

Kirke Elsass

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, History

Interests: Environment, geology, geography, and industrialization

Angus Cummings

Angus Cummings

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, History

Interests: History of land management and conservation

Maggie Althaus

Maggie Althaus

Graduate GIS Mapping Fellow

M.S Candidate, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

Interests: Conservation, GIS, and environmental sciences

Mary Farina

Mary Farina

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, Land Resources

Interests: GIS mapping, community vulnerability to wildfire smoke

Hannah Lavoie

Hannah Lavoie

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, Psychology

Interests: emotional responses to new biotechnology, social acceptance of new technology

Yvette Towersap

Yvette Towersap

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, History

Interests: wildfires, prescribed burns, effects on Native Nations

 

Affiliated Faculty

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Eric Austin 

Professor, Political Science

Interests: Public administration, leadership ethics, public safety, environmental policy

   Wilson Hall 2-138
   (406) 994-5168
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Beth Burroughs

Professor and Department Head, Mathematical Sciences

Interests: Mathematical modeling in mathematics classrooms; mathematics coaching in elementary mathematics classrooms; gender issues in mathematics education

   Wilson Hall 2-212
   (406) 994-3604
Mary Ann Cummings

Mary Ann Cummings

Assistant Teaching Professor, Gianforte School of Computing

Interests: Computational theory, software engineering, ethical and social issues in computing

   Asbjornson Hall 253C
   (406) 994-3547
Ben Fuhrman

Ben Fuhrman

Assistant Professor of Music Technology, School of Musc

Interests: Music composition with a focus on technology, including acousmatic, interactive, and improvisatory works; Increasing understanding of abstract scientific concepts through sound.

   Howard Hall 183
   (406) 994-3562
Paul Gannon

Paul Gannon

Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Interests: Sustainability, Energy, Materials

   Cobleigh Hall 302
   (406) 994-7380
Xin Han

Xin Han

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Interests: Sustainable and Inclusive Development; Evolving interactions between humans, AI, and environment; Digital Politics; Well-being of underserved communities (including online communities)

   Wilson Hall 2-134
   (406) 994-5164
Brock LaMeres

Brock LaMeres

Professor, Electrical Engineering

Director, Montana Engineering Education Research Center

Interests: Computer engineering, engineering education, social and ethical responsibilities of engineers

   Asbjornson Hall 316C
   (406) 994-5987
Tim LeCain

Timothy LeCain

Professor, History & Philosophy 

Interests:  Environmental History, History of Technology, Animal History, Neo-Materialism

 

   Wilson Hall 2-216
   (406) 994-7585
Rob Maher

Rob Maher

Professor, Electical & Computer Engineering

Interests: Digital audio signal processing, audio forensic analysis, analysis and synthesis of music, and acoustics, engineering ethics & professional responsibilities

 

   Colbeigh Hall 616
   (406) 994-7758
Sara Mannheimer

Sara Mannheimer

Assistant Professor and Data Librarian, Library

Interests: Digital preservation, open data, big data ethics, research data management

 

   Library 234
   (406) 994-3361
Bruce Maxwell

Bruce Maxwell

Professor, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

Interests:  Agroecology, invasive plant ecology, ecological modeling

 

   Leon Johnson Hall 718
   (406) 994-5717
Gretchen Minton

Gretchen Minton

Professor, English

Interests: Shakespeare and early modern drama, relationships between science, environment and society in literature

 

   Wilson Hall 2-176
   (406) 994-5194
Michael Reidy

Michael Reidy

Professor of History, History & Philosophy

History of science, technology, and  environment, history of mountaineering, history of exploration

 

   Wilson Hall 2-170
   (406) 994-5252
Liz Shanahan

Liz Shanahan

Professor, Political Science

Interests: Public policy, environmental policy and politics, narrative policy frameworks, social ecological systems

 

    Wilson Hall 2-141
   (406) 994-5167
Bonnie Sheehey

Bonnie Sheehey

Assistant Professor, History & Philosophy

Interests: Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Social & Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race

 

   Wilson 2-150
   (406) 994-4395
John Sheppard

John Sheppard

Professor, Computer Science

Interests: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, reasoning under uncertainty, health management, data mining,  algorithms

 

   Barnard Hall 365
   (406) 994-4835 
Cindy Stillwell

Cindy Stillwell

Professor, Film and Photography

Interests: Filmmaking focused on human beings in relationship with nature. 

 

   VCB 228
   (406) 994-6222
Kristin Ruppel

Kristin Ruppel

Associate Professor, Native American Studies and Director of the Native Land Project

Interests: Federal Indian law and policy,federal-Indian trust reform, American Indian self-determination, and research methodologies for working in and with Native communities, especially with regard to ecologies of place, Native food systems, local economic development, and the praxis of ethical, equitable research partnerships.

 

   Wilson Hall 2-186
   (406) 994-5261
Blake Weidenheft

Blake Wiedenheft

Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Interests: Genome editing/CRISPR, virology, immunology

 

   Cooley Lab 217
   (406) 994-5009
Scott Young

Scott Young

Associate Professor, User Experience and Assessment Librarian

Interests: Service and participatory design, accessibility, ethics and social justice in library sciences.

   Renne Library 148 
   (406) 994-6429